"The multitude of inequities laid bare and traumatic losses suffered as a result of the global pandemic ask us to consider the following: What museum model is needed for the future? Whom are museums for? With notions of ownership and expertise being questioned, how can museums contribute meaningfully to our rapidly changing world?

These are some of the questions that Mariët Westermann, Vice Chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi, and Manuel Rabaté, Director of the Louvre Abu Dhabi will introduce as they welcome attendees to Reframing Museums 2020 and open this first day focusing on one of the three central pillars that has traditionally defined museums, Pillar 1: the Collection. HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) will then open the symposium with a short opening keynote.

Speakers:
● HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak (Chairman, Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, UAE)
● Mariët Westermann (Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Manuel Rabaté (Director, Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE)"